The belly cast is finished–plastered and primed, painted and sealed! Notice that Zia gave me a hand with it. Here it is next to the one I made while carrying Zia. Both were cast 3 weeks before my due date, and they are almost identical, but not quite. Zia’s appears larger because I plastered a […]
On Wednesday, with 3 weeks till my due date, my midwife and I made a belly memory cast. Zia handed the plaster of Paris strips to Kristine to wet and shape to my Crisco-covered belly. The baby wasn’t quite sure what was going on, and gave me a couple of good kicks as if to […]
Here’s that belly, in all its glory. It’s hard to believe this is the last month of carrying that kicking, bouncing bump! It sure seems to have a mind of its own. š I’ve always loved July–first as a kid, because it’s my birthday month; second, it glows with everything summertime; third, it’s my little […]
Yesterday marked the end of the seventh month, and Wednesday will be the end of the 30th week (gestation). Thirty weeks down, eight to go! In the past month, this little babe has become something of a bucking bronco. I was thinking it might be a girl, but lately I’ve been wondering if I might […]
With all the baby preparations going on around here, Zia has been excited, helpful, and very patient. But when I finished this little bear, she said, “Mamma, do you think I could have this bear, and we could make another one for the baby? Yes, I think we could do that. Already the bear has […]
